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Greek Pizza

Source of Recipe

Internet


Recipe Link: www.ghgcorp.com

List of Ingredients

1 13" uncooked dough crust *
1/2 recipe garlic oil sauce **
8 oz. shredded mozzarella cheese
4 oz. feta cheese, crumbled
1/4 cup pitted/halved greek olives
6-8 pepperoncini (pickled peppers), sliced
1/2 red onion, sliced thinly
1/2 cup fresh mushrooms slices
1 tsp. dried oregano
extra virgin olive oil





Recipe

Preparation:
Top dough crust with oil sauce, mozzarella cheese, feta cheese, olives, pepperoncini, onion, mushroons, and oregano. Drizzle with oil. Bake in preheated 500° F oven on pizza stone for 8-10 minutes or until crust is golden brown and cheese is bubbly. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack for 2-3 minutes before cutting into wedges and serving.

*Sponge Dough
Ingredients:
1 tsp. active dry yeast
3 cups bread flour
1 1/4 cups lukewarm water (105 to 115° F)
1 1/2 tsp. honey
1 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. olive oil
Crisco (for greasing pans)


Preparation:
Prepare dough sponge and proof yeast by mixing yeast, 1/2 cup flour, and 1/2 cup water with 1/2 tsp. honey dissolved in the water in a bowl and letting stand for 20 minutes until mixture is foamy. (Throw out and start over with fresher yeast if not foamy.)
Mix 1/2 of remaining flour with salt, remaining water with remaining honey dissolved in it, olive oil, and dough sponge. Mix in remaining flour (dough should be slightly sticky and not dry). Knead 15 minutes on a floured surface (10 minutes in a machine) until smooth. Use following Rise Method I or II:

Rise Method I (normal): Place dough in lightly oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let rise until doubled (about 1 to 1 1/2 hours) in a warm place. Punch dough down and divide in half. Dust dough portions with flour and put in ziploc bags in the freezer for 30 minutes (stops rising) and then move to refrigerator until ready to use.

Rise Method II (refrigerator): Divide dough in half. Dust dough portions with flour and put in ziploc bags in the refrigerator for two days.

Remove dough portion from refrigerator when ready to shape into crust. Punch down dough thoroughly and spread/stretch dough portion by hand and roller on a greased pizza pan. Move dough crust to pizza peel spread with coarse cornmeal or to pizza screen. Add sauce, cheese, and toppings and bake in preheated 500° F oven directly on the pizza stone for 8-10 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Cool 2-3 minutes on a wire rack before cutting and serving.

This recipe makes 2 13" crusts.

** Flavored/Spiced Oil Sauces

Ingredients: (Garlic Oil Sauce):
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
4 cloves garlic
Ingredients (California Oil Sauce):
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic
1/4 tsp. dried oregano
1/4 tsp. dried basil
1/2 tsp. parsely flakes
1/4 tsp. majoram
1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes
1/4 tsp. ground black peppercorn

Ingredients (Southwestern Oil Sauce):
1/4 cup salad oil
2 cloves garlic
1/4 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. ground cumin seed
1/4 tsp. ground black peppercorn


Preparation:
Puree ingredients in a blender and store in a small covered jar. This recipe makes enough sauce for 2 13" pizzas.